Month: September 2019

vmargineanu/iStock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A man allegedly stabbed five co-workers with a folding knife at their Tallahassee, Fla., workplace Wednesday morning before he was taken into custody, authorities said. The five victims were rushed to a [Read More…]

kali9/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A 65-year-old man is accused of killing his wife and grandson at his home in Nashville, before killing himself, while his 4-year-old granddaughter was able to escape the carnage and survive, police [Read More…]

Anatoliy Sizov/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The California Senate passed a landmark bill that would extend new protections to employees of so-called gig economy companies including Lyft and Uber, essentially forcing companies to recognize formerly contract workers [Read More…]

ABC News(SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) — A powerful tornado has left a trail of destruction in Sioux Falls, S.D., toppling trees, knocking out power to thousands and seriously damaging both area hospitals, officials said. No deaths [Read More…]

jimfeng/iStock(AUCKLAND, New Zealand) — Firefighters in New Zealand paid tribute to the first responders who lost their lives in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In remembrance of those first responders as well as those [Read More…]

Vladislav Zolotov/iStock(EDINBURGH, Scotland) — Scotland’s highest court dealt British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a new setback Wednesday when it ruled his five-week suspension of Parliament, known as prorogation, unlawful. Agreeing with observers and critics that [Read More…]

Kameleon007/iStock(NEW DELHI) — A 32-year-old man has been arrested at an Indian airport for pretending to be 81 in order to get into the USA. Jayesh Patel was stopped as he was trying to board [Read More…]

Dole08/iStock(FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — A tourist has died in a skydiving accident near the Grand Canyon after suffering a “hard landing” when his parachute failed to open. Christopher Swales, a 55-year-old man from the United Kingdom, [Read More…]

MoMorad/iStock(NEW YORK) — When you think of fast food mascots, your first thought probably isn’t “OMG, are they single?” A new dating sim, however, might make you reconsider your feelings about Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Colonel [Read More…]

LauriPatterson/iStock(NEW YORK) — What’s better than spending all day thinking about, writing about and eating tacos? Getting paid for it. That’s now the privilege of José R. Ralat, a Dallas-based food writer who on Tuesday [Read More…]

Nebraska farmers, in general, are expecting some good crop yields this fall. Michael Dibbern, who farms near Wood River in central Nebraska, says yields won’t match last year’s record yields, but they’ll come close. “Our [Read More…]

Disney Parks(PARIS) — Prepare to assemble! A Marvel hotel is opening in summer 2020 at Disneyland Paris. Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel, the first hotel dedicated entirely to the celebration of [Read More…]